Epic Poetry
Readings of great seldom heard Epic Poems. These poems stem from a wonderful tradition of storytelling, of bards and skalds, and should be read aloud. Hear The Fall of Troy, the Volsunga saga, the story of Parzival, Paradise Lost, The Nibelungenlied, The Aeneid, the Lays of Ancient Rome and other great poems of mighty deeds, brave men, and gods.
The Fall of Troy Book III (REDUX) - How by the shaft of a God laid low was Hero Achilles
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Revision of Book III - recorded on proper equipment. Please delete the orginal episode!
Achilles falls in battle, slain by the shafts of the God Apollo! Aias (Ajax) and Odysseus fight to rescue his corpse. The grief of Thetis over her son's fall. The funeral pyre.
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